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ELAINE LENNON

by Elaine Lennon

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1.
Next Friday Night Words & Music by Elaine Lennon Each Friday night they'd sneak away when no-one noticed
 Down by the old boat shed he held her tight while they kissed
 And danced to songs that played on his dad's radio
 She made him swear that he would never let her go He feels alive with her, a gift in every minute
 Can't imagine living life without her in it
 The music ends he softly kisses her goodnight
 Winks and smiles and says until same time same place next Friday night With 9 to 5's they work to build a life together
 Raising a family with a love that lasts forever 
And once a week they steal some time to be alone
 To dance together and sing songs they've made their own He feels alive with her a gift in every minute
 Can't imagine living life without her in it
 The music ends he softly kisses her just right
 Winks and smiles and says until same time same place next Friday night Now she’s passed he takes her picture out that old frame 
They dance together once again, he whispers her name 
He holds her close as he puts on their favourite songs
 Closes his eyes and he can swear he still hears her sing along He feels alive again but only for those minutes 
He forgets what life is like without her in it
 The music ends he puts her picture back just right
 Winks and smiles and says until same time same place next Friday night © & P 2019 Elaine Lennon Music/Little Sailor Records.
2.
Trouble 03:31
Trouble Words & Music by Elaine Lennon I'm in trouble, yes I am 
I'm in trouble ’cos love was not in my plan
 Temptation is my fast train to Hell 
Temptation keeps ringing my bell 
Temptation, the train just left the station 
I jumped on board, this is not gonna end well I'm in trouble, oh yes I am
 I'm in trouble, love was not in my plan
 Now I'm in trouble, call for help quick on the double
 Heart’s in trouble again Desire stole the sail from my boat
 Desire pushed me overboard
 Desire set the lifeboats on fire 
Left me to drown, no sign of shore I'm in trouble, oh yes I am
 I'm in trouble, love was not in my plan 
Now I'm in trouble, call for help quick on the double
 Heart’s in trouble … Train ain’t slowin’ down got my heart in a spin Gonna have to swim through this mess desire got me in I'm in trouble...yes I am
 I'm in trouble, love was not in my plan
 Now I'm in trouble, call for help quick on the double 
Heart’s in trouble.. I'm in trouble, call for help quick on the double
 ‘Cos that trouble...that trouble…oh…just took me by the hand © & P 2019 Elaine Lennon Music/Little Sailor Records.
3.
Only Love Can Break Your Heart Words & Music by Elaine Lennon No silver needle, thread of gold, can sew a hem on stories still untold 
Of all the things that love can be; the miracles, the tragedies, oh no
Along that winding road, through the tunnel t’wards the light 
Hearts have broken many times, but love’s still worth the fight ‘Cos only love can make you fly above the clouds to sun-kissed skies of dreamy blue
 Only love can break your fall, patch you up make you feel whole if love is true
 But only love can softly pull your seams apart
 Only love can break your heart One day I know I’ll find the one, who’ll steal me from old heartbreak’s arms 
‘Till then I know I’ll be just fine, I’ll mend this heart one stitch at a time
‘Cos I’ve known love and I’ve known loss, the easy and the tough
 I’ll chance the bitter for the sweet, I’m not givin’ up on love ‘Cos only love can make you fly above the clouds to sun-kissed skies of dreamy blue 
Only love can break your fall, patch you up make you feel whole if love is true
 But only love can softly pull your seams apart
 Only love can break your heart… Can build you up, can tear you down 
Can make you feel so lost then make you feel so found Only love can softly pull your seems apart
 Only love can break your heart
 Only love can softly pull your seems apart
 Only love can break your heart © & P 2019 Elaine Lennon Music/Little Sailor Records.
4.
THIS 03:20
THIS Words & Music by Elaine Lennon Nobody told me about you
Even if they had I would not listen to what they said
You got me speeding in the wrong lane
Dark is the road ahead Lord only knows the lights that I have gone through
Lord only knows the signs that I have missed
Lord only knows the roads that I have taken
Each road has lead to this Nobody heard me when I cried
Even if they had they would not listen to what I said
I chose the wrong path at the crossroads
This is my last dead end Lord only knows the lights that I have gone through
Lord only knows the signs that I have missed
Lord only knows the roads that I have taken
Each road has lead to this Each road has lead to this Nobody told me about you
Even if they had I would not listen to what they said
 © & P 2019 Elaine Lennon Music/Little Sailor Records.
5.
Alone Here With Me Words & Music by Elaine Lennon The bottle lies empty, there's one glass the fingerprints mine 
If anyone asks you, tell them that I'm doing fine
 It's just that I'm finding it hard, to find words to say how I feel
 Wading my way through the dark, praying that these wounds will heal Feels like tonight's sent to try me, pulls me back can't move on
 Got no fight left inside me, strength of the day is all gone
 No tonight I don't wanna be alone here with me A dream that was shattered with only one heartbeat to blame
 A world left in tatters, a picture that fell from the frame
 It ended before it could start, I'm trying hard to understand
 Now there's a scar on my heart…I still feel the touch of your hand Feels like tonight's sent to try me, pulls me back can't move on
 Got no fight left inside me, strength of the day is all gone 
No tonight I don't wanna be alone here with me In the arms of the bottle I’ll drift off to sleep tonight 
I pray my strength will return with the morning light It just feels like tonight's sent to try me, pulls me back can't move on
Got no fight left inside me, strength of the day is all gone
 No tonight I don't wanna be, no tonight I don't wanna be, No not tonight I don't wanna be, alone here with me Alone here with me Alone here with me Alone here with me… © & P 2019 Elaine Lennon Music/Little Sailor Records
6.
She’s Got You Words & Music by Hank Cochran I've got your picture That you gave to me And it's signed with love Just like it used to be The only thing different The only thing new I've got your picture She's got you I've got the records That we used to share And they still sound the same As when you were here The only thing different The only thing new I've got the records She's got you I've got your memory Or, has it got me I really don't know But I know, it won't let me be I've got your class ring That proved you cared And it still looks the same As when you gave it, dear The only thing different The only thing new I've got these little things She's got you I've got your memory Or, has it got me I really don't know But I know, it won't let me be I've got your class ring That proved you cared And it still looks the same As when you gave it, dear The only thing different The only thing new I've got these little things She's got you I've got these little things She's got you "She’s Got You" (Cochran).  Published by Acuff-Rose Music Ltd/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing.  Used by permission.  All rights reserved.
7.
Little Bird Little Sailor Words & Music by Elaine Lennon (Breathe in breathe out) (Breathe in breathe out) Little bird there’s a big world out there to be found
 Got your wings all ready but your feet won’t leave the ground
 Don’t let your fear of fallin' stop you taking to your sky
 Once you learn to fall with grace then you’ll truly fly What will be will be
 What will be will be
 Breathe in breathe out, lose the doubt, have some faith and believe
What will be will be (Breathe in breathe out) (Breathe in breathe out) Little sailor storm’s a brewin’, deep desire for something more
 Got your boat all ready but it just won’t leave the shore 
You know starin' at the water ain’t goin’ get you across your sea 
In your boat, safe in port, is not where you’re meant to be…no no What will be will be
 What will be will be Breathe in breathe out, lose the doubt, have some faith and believe
What will be will be So just enjoy the wind beneath you, have some fun, jump in the waves!
Little bird little sailor time to see of what you are made What will be will be
 What will be will be
 Breathe in breathe out, lose the doubt, have some faith and believe
What will be will be What will be will be (yeah hey!)
 So breathe in breathe out and don’t take yourself so seriously Breathe in breathe out and don’t take yourself so seriously (Breathe in breathe out) (Breathe in breathe out) © & P 2019 Elaine Lennon Music/Little Sailor Records.
8.
In Songs We Live On (feat. Eugene Tedeschi on Piano) Words by Elaine Lennon. Music by Elaine Lennon/Eugene Tedeschi Remember we’d count the stars at night
 Fly to the moon on magic carpet rides
 In cardboard ships we’d sail across the seven seas 
Faces and shapes in clouds we’d find
 We’d sing and dance, lose track of time 
Our little banks you filled up with memories We smile, we know we are loved
 Etched in our hearts every kiss every hug
 And each night when we sing our songs
 We know in songs we live on Now younger eyes count those stars at night
 Fly to the moon on magic carpet rides
 Those cardboard ships carry two new crew across the seas
 Faces and shapes in clouds we find
 We sing and dance, lose track of time
 Their little banks I fill up with memories They smile, they know they are loved
 Etched in their hearts every kiss every hug 
And each night when we sing our songs
 We know in songs live on P&© 2019 Elaine Lennon Music/Little Sailor Records/Eugene Tedeschi (Stephen Tedeschi). All rights reserved.
9.
You and Me 03:33
You and Me Words & Music by Elaine Lennon Somewhere in the Ocean 
Far out at sea
 In our little sailboat 
We drift gently on the breeze Starlight guides us through the dark of night
 Moon he smiles down from his endless sky
 As we dance on a shimmering sea
 Just you and me Troubles they don't find us
 Woes they let us be 
In our little sailboat
 We've all that we'll ever need Starlight guides us through the dark of night
 Moon he smiles down from his endless sky
 As we dance on a shimmering sea
 Just you and me So if life gets hard as it can be
 And you need a little space to breathe
 Close your eyes in your mind there you'll be
 In our little boat adrift on the sea
 Come sail with me Just you and me Starlight guides us through the dark of night 
Moon he smiles down from his endless sky
 As we dance on a shimmering sea 
In our little boat just you and me
 Come sail with me
 Just you and me Just you and me © & P 2019 Elaine Lennon Music/Little Sailor Records.
10.
Fear (Breakup Song) Words & Music by Elaine Lennon Everybody keeps telling me I’m at my worst when you surround me 
I give in and you bring me down Can barely breathe been treading water since the day you found me It’s like you get a kick watching me drown Fear, this is our breakup song
 You've been hangin' round way too long 
I’m gonna fight you until you’re gone I don’t need you so just move on
 Fear, this is our breakup song Took a while to realise you were the bad choice I was making Now I’m not gonna let you have your say I’m standing tall here on my own I’m not yours for the taking It’s time I did things my own way Fear, this is our breakup song
 You've been hangin' round way too long 
I’m gonna fight you until you’re gone I don’t need you so just move on 
Fear, this is our breakup song So in the middle of the night when you come crying telling me we’re not through, 
Whatever you say that I can’t do well that’s exactly what I have to... Fear, this is our breakup song
 You've been hangin' round way too long 
I’m gonna fight you until you’re gone I don’t need you so just move on, Fear Oh Fear, this is our breakup song cos I’ve moved on Oh Fear, Fear, this is our breakup song © & P 2019 Elaine Lennon Music/Little Sailor Records.
11.
By Your Side 04:40
By Your Side Words & Music by Elaine Lennon When you see your smile reflected on another’s face
 When you lose the battle but win the war with honour and grace
 When you find the strength you needed inside Know that I am here by your side But when you can’t count the stars for the clouds in your sky 
If they try to clip your wings like they don’t want you to fly
 When it feels like your boat washed away with the tide 
Be strong, I’m here by your side When you finally see the woods beyond those trees When the puzzle pieces start to fall in place with ease
 When you let go and just enjoy the ride
 Know that I am here by your side But when you can’t count the stars for the clouds in your sky 
If they try to clip your wings like they don’t want you to fly
 When it feels like your boat washed away with the tide
 Be strong, I’m here by your side Know you’re not alone, this too shall pass through good and bad you’re not on your own But when you can’t count the stars for the clouds in your sky 
If they try to clip your wings like they don’t want you to fly
 When it feels like your boat washed away with the tide
 Be strong, I’m here by your side …for a love like mine will never die… © & P 2019 Elaine Lennon Music/Little Sailor Records.

about

"One of the best debut albums I have heard in years...some of the most powerful and passionate lyrics I have heard in a long time...a delight from first track to the last” - FATEA Magazine 

NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS’ ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL 2019 ‘One To Watch’ Elaine Lennon won CREATIVE SCOTLAND support for this, her highly-anticipated debut album. Strong and impactful it sets the stage for a musical career that many believe will stand the test of time.

With well-respected contemporary Findlay Napier producing and Paul Savage engineering at his Chem19 Studios all of the magic was captured with a cream-of-the-crop array of supporting musicians, including Patsy Reid on strings, Iain Sloan on pedal steel, Euan Burton on bass and Napier himself on guitars.

“I write the songs I want to listen to - I love when great melodies intertwine with stories that hook me in, leaving me wanting to listen over...songs that speak to me, make me laugh and cry, remind me of something dear, carry a powerful message...inspire me…songs that make me FEEL something - that are real and fearlessly from the heart,” she says.

From the brooding darkness of ‘This’ to the uplifting ‘Little Bird Little Sailor’; from the heart-wrenching despair of ‘Alone Here With Me’ to the reassuring unconditional love of ‘By Your Side,’ this is a collection that provides a true and touching insight into the song-writer’s heart and mind.
Add to the tapestry the captivating love story ‘Next Friday Night’, the powerfully moving ballad ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ with its beautiful language; the swagger of ‘Trouble’, the fresh originality of ‘Fear (Break-up Song)’ and the nostalgia of ‘In Songs We Live On’ (an artistic link of old and new where Elaine’s melody, lyrics and vocals have been masterfully blended with 1960s authentic jazz piano recordings of her uncle who had passed away before she was born) and this strong debut is bound to seal a strong future.

Since her first live appearance in December 2018 and collecting a prestigious Danny Kyle Award to her CV, Elaine has matured into a performer who is being tipped by many of her peers as someone who has rightly earned “not to be missed” status.

Winning comparisons to Carole King, Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Belinda Carlisle, Carly Simon, Adele and Lori McKenna, this Glaswegian mum has demonstrated a real talent to write in a way that flows through genres and effortlessly across timelines, her music connecting with people in ways few other things in this world can.

“Really lovely stuff” - Ben Glover

“Beautifully crafted songs evoking the sensation you have been listening to her music all of your life!” - Findlay Napier

“Rich in colour and full of flavour, and with one of those rare voices that just sounds effortless and organic” - Danny Schmidt

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released January 24, 2020

Elaine Lennon, Findlay Napier, Iain Sloan, Patsy Reid, Euan Burton, Paul Savage, Jamie Savage, Kris Kesiak, Jamie Lennon, Chris Lennon.

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Award Winning Scottish Singer-Songwriter.
‘One of the best albums I have heard in years' - FATEA. ‘Stunning' - Maverick. NSAI ‘One To Watch’, Lennon won CREATIVE SCOTLAND support for her debut album, launched at CELTIC CONNECTIONS & Winner of Celtic Music Radio’s first ever ALBUM OF THE YEAR Award. The Glaswegian mum's writing flows through genres and effortlessly across timelines. ... more

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